J0529-4351 gobbles up 413 solar masses of matter every day and its accretion disk appears to be the widest yet discovered at seven light years across.
The brightest known object in the universe is a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole.
A new study has identified the brightest known object in the universe, a quasar that is powered by a supermassive black hole. The quasar, J0529-4351, gobbles up 413 solar masses of matter every day and its accretion disk appears to be the widest yet discovered at seven light years across.
It's also the brightest astronomical object in general ever seen
The supermassive black hole at its heart consumes over one sun per day and has a mass of 17 billion to 19 billion times that of our Sun
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The rotating disk around the quasar's black hole is swallowing up luminous swirling gas and other matter from gobbled-up stars like a cosmic hurricane
It hosts a supermassive black hole that gobbles up a sun-sized amount of mass every day
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that this quasar may be the brightest object in the universe when it's not even clear if it is or not. Secondly, they claim that this black hole powering a distant quasar is more than 17 billion times more immense than our sun without providing any context for what 'immense' means. Thirdly, they use sensational language such as
This quasar is the most violent place that we know in the universe.
The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun.
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that the quasar resembles a mere dot in images and scientists envision a ferocious place. This statement implies that because scientists say so, it must be true without providing any evidence or reasoning for this claim.
The rotating disk around the quasar's black hole is like a cosmic hurricane.
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The article contains a statement that the quasar is 'the most violent place in the universe'. This statement implies a strong bias towards portraying this object as extreme and dangerous. Additionally, there are no counterbalancing statements or evidence presented to refute this claim.
The rotating disk around the quasar's black hole is like a cosmic hurricane.
]This quasar is the most violent place that we know in the universe[
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The article reports on a discovery made by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory in Chile. The discovery is of what may be the universe's brightest object, which is believed to be a quasar with a black hole devouring a sun per day. However, there are several examples of conflicts of interest that could affect this reporting.
The article also notes that this discovery could potentially lead to new insights into black holes, which is a topic being studied by Yale University's Priyamvada Natarajan. There is no disclosure in the article of any financial ties or personal relationships between these individuals and their respective institutions.
The article mentions that Christian Wolf from the European Southern Observatory was involved in the discovery and analysis of the object. This suggests a potential conflict of interest as he may have had an incentive to report on his own research findings positively.
It's also the brightest astronomical object in general ever seen
The supermassive black hole at its heart consumes over one sun per day and has a mass of 17 billion to 19 billion times that of our Sun
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The supermassive black hole at the heart of J0529-4351 consumes over one sun per day and has a mass of 17 billion to 19 billion times that of our Sun
J0529-4351 is located so far from Earth that its light took 12 billion years to reach us, meaning it was seen when the universe was just under 2 billion years old
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that J0529-4351 is a record breaker for being both the brightest quasar and astronomical object ever seen. However, this statement is misleading as there have been brighter objects observed before such as gamma ray bursts which are even more luminous than quasars.
The author claims that J0529-4351 has a mass of 17 billion suns and eats just over a sun per day. This makes it the most luminous object in the known universe. However, this statement is misleading as there are other objects such as gamma ray bursts which can be even more luminous.
The author claims that J0529-4351 is the brightest astronomical object ever seen. However, this statement is misleading as there have been brighter objects observed before such as gamma ray bursts which are even more luminous than quasars.
The article states that J0529-4351 has a diameter of around 7 light-years and crossing it would be equivalent to traveling between Earth and the sun around 45,000 times. However, this is not entirely accurate as the size of an object in space can vary depending on its distance from us.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the discovery of J0529-4351 is a record breaker without providing any evidence or context for what makes it so. Additionally, there are several instances where the author uses inflammatory rhetoric such as calling J0529-4351 'the brightest astronomical object in general ever seen' and stating that if it were placed next to the sun, it would be 500 trillion times brighter than our brilliant star. These statements are exaggerated and not supported by evidence.
J0529-4351 is a record breaker
It's also powered by the hungriest and fastest-growing black hole ever seen one that consumes the equivalent of over one sun's mass a day.
If it were placed next to the sun, it would be 500 trillion times brighter than our brilliant star.
J0529-4351 was spotted in data over 4 decades ago but was so bright that astronomers failed to identify it as a quasar.
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The article contains a statement that the quasar J0529-4351 is powered by a supermassive black hole that eats one sun's mass per day. This implies an extreme level of consumption and growth which could be seen as biased towards portraying this particular black hole in an overly negative light.
The quasar J0529-4351 is powered by the hungriest and fastest-growing black hole ever seen — one that consumes the equivalent of over one sun's mass a day.
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The article discusses the discovery of a quasar that is powered by a black hole that eats one solar mass per day. The author has disclosed his affiliation with ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 and X-shooter spectrograph instrument on Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Northern Chile, which are both used to study quasars.
Christian Wolf
ESO/M. Kornmesser
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of quasars and black holes as they are reporting on research conducted by an Australian National University astronomer Christian Wolf.
J0529-4351 is the brightest known object in the universe
It hosts a supermassive black hole that gobbles up a sun-sized amount of mass every day
The quasar's accretion disc appears to be the widest yet known, at 7 light years across
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No Contradictions at Time
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that J0529-4351 is the brightest known object in the universe when it has only been observed for a short time and there may be other objects out there that are brighter. Secondly, while it's true that quasars are powered by supermassive black holes, this article implies that J0529-4351 is unique because of its brightness when in fact many quasars can be just as bright or even brighter. Thirdly, the author claims that J0529-4351 has the widest accretion disc yet known but this information is not backed up by any scientific evidence and may have been exaggerated for sensationalism.
The article states that J0529-4351 gobbles up a sun-sized amount of mass every day, but this statement is exaggerated for sensationalism. In reality, the rate at which black holes consume matter varies greatly and it's not accurate to say that J0529-4351 consumes an entire sun per day.
The article states that J0529-4351 is the brightest known object in the universe, when it has only been observed for a short time and there may be other objects out there that are brighter. This statement is deceptive because it implies that J0529-4351 is unique and special when in fact many quasars can be just as bright or even brighter.
The article claims that J0529-4351 has the widest accretion disc yet known, but this information is not backed up by any scientific evidence. This statement is deceptive because it implies that J0529-4351 is unique and special when in fact many quasars can have wider accretion disks.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the discovery of J0529-4351 is likely to remain the record holder for some time due to extensive star catalogues such as Gaia. Additionally, there are several instances where statements made in direct quotes from experts are presented without any context or explanation.
This is the biggest unicorn with the longest horn on its head that we've found.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that the quasar J0529-4351 is powered by a supermassive black hole. This implies an ideological bias towards the idea of black holes and their role in powering quasars.
] The new brightest quasar, called J0529-4351, appears to be powered by a supermassive black hole that is devouring a sun-sized amount of mass every day.
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Alex Wilkins has a conflict of interest on the topic of black holes and supermassive black holes as he is affiliated with Australian National University in Canberra which conducts research on these topics. He also reports on J0529-4351, an object that was discovered by his team at ANU.
Alex Wilkins is a reporter for New Scientist and has written articles about black holes and supermassive black holes in the past.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of black holes and supermassive black holes as they are affiliated with Australian National University in Canberra which is conducting research on these topics. The article also mentions J0529-4351, an object that was discovered by researchers at ANU.
The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of black holes and supermassive black holes as they are affiliated with Australian National University in Canberra which is conducting research on these topics. The article also mentions J0529-4351, an object that was discovered by researchers at ANU.
The author has a professional affiliation with the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile where they may have access to data and information related to black holes.
, It is powered by a blackhole that is growing so fast it eats the equivalent of our Sun each day.
, The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun. The black hole powering this distant quasar is more than 17 billion times more immense than our sun, an Australian-led team said.
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The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun.
J0529-4351 is the brightest known object in the universe
It hosts a supermassive black hole that gobbles up a sun-sized amount of mass every day
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'might have found the brightest object in existence' and 'the most violent place that we know in the universe'. This creates a false sense of urgency and importance for readers to read on.
The blazing object appears to be a quasar. It is powered by a blackhole that is growing so fast it eats the equivalent of our Sun each day.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the European Southern Observatory spotted the object and it was initially misclassified as a star. However, this does not provide any evidence for their claim or expertise in classifying objects. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma when they state that quasars are either bright or difficult to find, implying that there is no middle ground. The article also contains an inflammatory statement by stating that the quasar is
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The article is about a quasar that has been discovered and it's being touted as the brightest object in existence. The author uses language like 'most difficult ones to find', which implies bias towards finding something extraordinary or unusual.
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It is powered by a blackhole that is growing so fast it eats the equivalent of our Sun each day.
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Andrew Griffin has a conflict of interest on the topic of quasars as he is an author for The Independent which is owned by Associated Press. He also has a personal relationship with Astronomers at Australian National University and European Southern Observatory.
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Andrew Griffin has a conflict of interest on the topics of quasar and blackhole as he is an author for The Independent which is owned by Associated Press. He also has a financial tie with European Southern Observatory.
The record-breaking quasar J059-4351 is the brightest and most luminous object in the known universe.
It has a supermassive black hole with a mass of 17 billion times that of the sun, growing at an equivalent rate of one sun per day.
The accretion disk around this quasar emits so much energy that it is over 500 trillion times more luminous than the sun and measures seven light-years in diameter.
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No Contradictions at Time
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the quasar J0529-4351 has a mass of 17 billion suns and eats just over one sun per day. However, this information is incorrect as the actual mass of the black hole was not provided in any source cited in the article.
The statement 'J0529-4351 has a mass of 17 billion suns and eats just over one sun per day' is false. The actual mass and growth rate of the black hole were not provided in any source cited in the article.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the discovery of J0529-4351 was made using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and X-shooter spectrograph. The author also uses a dichotomous depiction when describing J0529-4351 as being both the brightest quasar ever observed and the fastest growing black hole to date, implying that these two characteristics are mutually exclusive. Additionally, there is an inflammatory rhetoric used in stating that this discovery will help answer some of the mysteries of the early universe.
The discovery was made using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and X-shooter spectrograph.
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The article is biased towards the discovery of a new record-breaking quasar. The author uses sensationalist language such as 'brightest' and 'fastest-growing' to describe the quasar, which creates an exaggerated impression of its significance. Additionally, the use of phrases like 'most luminous object in the known universe' further emphasizes this bias.
It is a surprise that it has remained unknown until today when we already know about a million less impressive quasars.
The bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole
The matter being pulled in toward this black hole, in the form of a disk, emits so much energy that J0529-4351 is over 500 trillion times more luminous than the sun.
This quasar has been found to be not only the brightest of its kind but also the most luminous object ever observed.
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Science X has a conflict of interest on the topic of quasars as they are owned by European Southern Observatory (ESO) which is involved in the discovery and study of J059-4351, one of the fastest-growing black holes.
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The author Science X has a conflict of interest on the topic of quasars as they are affiliated with European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Very Large Telescope (VLT), which were used to observe J059-4351. Additionally, Christian Wolf from ANU is also mentioned in the article.
Christian Wolf, an astronomer from ANU was also involved in this study.
The ESO/M. Kornmesser team observed J059-4351 using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
